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5 things you missed: Stream the iTunes Music Festival, a Netflix for photos, more

By Kelly Metz, Digital First Media

Posted:
03/11/2014 12:54:16 AM MDT

The Apple Inc. logo is displayed on the facade of the company's headquarters. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

1. Watch your favorite bands at SXSW – but only if you have an Apple device

Music and video streaming service Vevo has partnered with Apple to live stream the iTunes Music Festival at South by Southwest (SXSW), but there is a catch. You can only stream if you have a Mac, iOS device or Apple TV. If you do, from now through March 15, you can catch bands like Coldplay, Keith Urban and more.

Photo company 500px has a new business model – to help marketers, publishers and others find photos based on previous searches. The service sells photos for a fixed fee of $250 and uses the information from past searches to not only make recommendations, but let you know which photos could go viral.

Chat Sports has developed a native iOS app that curates sports content from around the web and customizes based on what sporting events or teams you follow. The app delivers notifications when news breaks or is published about your team, but also lets you follow other users and get alerts when a new comment or post is published.

JawBone's UP24, an wearable wristband fitness tracker, can now be paired with an Android. JawBone just launched the UP 3.0 app in the Google Play store. Since its release in December, the wearable could only be paired with iOS device.

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